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Constitutional Engineering in Brazil

The Politics of Federalism and Decentralization

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  • © 1997

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Authors:
  1. Celina Souza

    1. Federal University of Bahia-Brazil, Salvador, Brazil

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Celina Souza
    Pages 1-23

  3. The Role of the Federal Government

    • Celina Souza
    Pages 24-53

  4. The Decision to Decentralize

    • Celina Souza
    Pages 54-74

  5. Conflicts and Alliances

    • Celina Souza
    Pages 75-99

  6. Decentralization at Subnational Level

    • Celina Souza
    Pages 100-117

  7. The Case of Bahia State

    • Celina Souza
    Pages 118-146

  8. The Case of Salvador and Camaçari

    • Celina Souza
    Pages 147-169

  9. Conclusion: Intergovernmental Relations, Decentralization, and Federalism in a Fragmented Polity

    • Celina Souza
    Pages 170-180

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 181-211
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The book investigates why a country facing issues that needed to be tackled nationwide chose to decentralize when it moved from authoritarianism to democracy. It discusses the events of the Brazilian constituent assembly and investigates the results of decentralization at the subnational sphere. The results suggest that there was a lack of social consensus on what was to be achieved by decentralization. They suggest that political and economic factors influence the outcomes of decentralization, thus exposing the limits of decentralization on policy results.

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  • Federal University of Bahia-Brazil, Salvador, Brazil

    Celina Souza

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